Plunket Nurses' Association

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume XVI, Issue 4, 1 October 1927, Page 192

Plunket Nurses' Association

A little over a year ago an Association of Plunket Nurses was formed as an outcome of the need felt for some organisation which would link up Plunket Nurses m various parts of the country with one another, and with the Plunket Training Centre. There are now more than 112 Plunket Nurses employed m permanent Plunket district work, as Avell as 16 m Karitane Hospital staff positions — a considerable body of workers united m common interests, but widely separated by distance. The Aims and Objects of the Association were drawn up as follows : — (a) To promote and safeguard the aims and objects of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children. (b) To encourage and promote the interchange of such proven knowledge as is likely to be of assistance to Plunket Nurses, and through them, to the community they serve, by means of periodical meetings, correspondence, etc. (c) To still further promote uniformity of teaching and teaching methods by affording a recognised channel of communication between the Training Centre and all nurses engaged m the work. Membership. — Active membership is open to all nurses employed m the service of the Plunket Society ; associate membership is open to Plunket trained nurses and Karitane nurses. Branches have been formed with headquarters at the most conveniently situated centres throughout the country. The aim has been to keep the organisation simple, with all possible flexibility to meet varying conditions m different localities. It will be seen that the aims and objects of this small "Alumn?e" Association, if the term may be used, do not m any way overlap with those of the New Zealand Trained Nurses' Association, concerned as they are with the wider interests of trained nurses as a whole. On July 27th an open meeting of the Dunedin Plunket Nurses' Association was

held at the Medical School, when Professor Hercus kindly gave a very interesting and instructive address on "Milk." There was a good attendance of active and associate members. After the address supper was served at the Plunket Rooms.

The first four-monthly open meeting of the Christchurch Plunket Nurses Association was held at the Plunket Rooms m May, when Sister Wilson gave a very comprehensive and instructive talk on ante-natal work as carried out m the Clinics. After an interesting discussion, supper was served.

In the Plunket Rooms at afternoon tea, on July 28th, the Christchurch Plunket Nurses made Sister Wilson, of the Health Department, a small presentation as a mark of their esteem, and appreciation of her work m connection with the Plunket Ante-natal Clinics, which were about that time entirely taken over by the Plunket Society's nurses. Sister Wilson will be missed by mothers and nurses alike.